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Old 11-07-2016, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Corey
Kooks is making swap headers for these now? 1 3/4" or 1 7/8"?
Yes, they're sold through v8roadsters.com. 1-3/4" primaries.

Star, beautiful fabrication work. I wish I had a TIG at home so I could attempt to make my welds look half that good. I can lay beads like that on a bench with freshly sandblasted material, but I couldn't imagine doing that in an engine bay on this sheet metal.
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wow, nice work guys. I'm curious about those billet knuckles?
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Originally Posted by acedeuce802
Yes, they're sold through v8roadsters.com. 1-3/4" primaries.
Gotcha. I didn't realize that was who manufactured them for V8R.
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Sorry guys.. when I get busy in the shop I can't find the time to get back on here to post more pics... here's a few more from the beginning of last year
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Had to fabricate a "much" needed support for the tubular subframe
Notice the rear lower control arm mounts that have high stress in turns and under braking
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Attached Thumbnails Star Performance E-Rod LS3 build-1fd8b538-b129-45e0-b532-cda5fe16e7c8_zpsajit793e.jpg  
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Old 01-05-2017, 09:42 AM
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Also nice to have added protection for the headers
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Some more chassis stiffening before we start seam welding the rest of the chassis<a href="http://s840.photobucket.com/user/eliminator77/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-04/933C4A09-97E4-4D7D-AF3B-50B6A2E021B5_zpsohrio3ci.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz325/eliminator77/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-04/933C4A09-97E4-4D7D-AF3B-50B6A2E021B5_zpsohrio3ci.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 933C4A09-97E4-4D7D-AF3B-50B6A2E021B5_zpsohrio3ci.jpg"></a>
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The CTS-V 3:73 geared with V8roadsters control arms and Xida coiloversWe set the pinion angle based on the crankshaft/transmission angle
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On the rotisserie for clean up and seam welding<a href="http://s840.photobucket.com/user/eliminator77/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/622F5B91-9A96-44A4-B70A-B012CF6A429C_zpsxplvxrdk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz325/eliminator77/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-06/622F5B91-9A96-44A4-B70A-B012CF6A429C_zpsxplvxrdk.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 622F5B91-9A96-44A4-B70A-B012CF6A429C_zpsxplvxrdk.jpg"></a>
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We're NOT going to reuse these!<a href="http://s840.photobucket.com/user/eliminator77/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-01/721E1E92-5937-41B3-A3C1-51A4868D1BA8_zpsamysn7if.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz325/eliminator77/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-01/721E1E92-5937-41B3-A3C1-51A4868D1BA8_zpsamysn7if.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 721E1E92-5937-41B3-A3C1-51A4868D1BA8_zpsamysn7if.jpg"></a>
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It is a privilege to be looking at those neat and tidy welds.
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